Blossom

Blossom was the #1,299 girls' name in the US in 2025 (171 babies), and #346 in England & Wales and #3,044 in Canada.

Blossom as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Blossom as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesIrelandUSCanada
Blossom as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,299 (171)#346 (124)#301 (11)—#608 (5)#3,044 (6)
2024#1,942 (102)#333 (129)#541 (5)—#631 (5)#1,710 (13)
2023#2,076 (93)#262 (171)#482 (6)—#625 (5)#2,604 (7)
2022#2,346 (79)#301 (149)#303 (11)#354 (4)—#2,553 (7)
2021#2,484 (71)#336 (141)#442 (7)———
2020#2,597 (65)#344 (130)#399 (8)—#628 (5)—
2019#2,632 (66)#362 (120)#560 (5)—#716 (4)—
2018#3,201 (50)#365 (124)————
2017#3,919 (38)#431 (102)————
2016#3,777 (40)#527 (81)#798 (3)———
2015#3,705 (41)#478 (90)#653 (4)——#3,286 (5)
2014#4,103 (36)#446 (98)————
2013#4,243 (34)#450 (93)————
2012#4,121 (36)#503 (87)———#3,334 (5)
2011#7,118 (17)#673 (58)———#2,899 (6)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,299.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1882.

How common is it?

about 1 in 9,400 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 9,400uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 2,000uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 1,600uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 4,200uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 25,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Blossom is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 8,900 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 6,800 to 1 in 12,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Blossom by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,014ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,312NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,271OHPennsylvania: #927PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #997CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: #773SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #984GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,154TXFlorida: #959FL
Blossom (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
BlossomCanadaGirls#3,0446
BlossomEngland & WalesGirls#346124
BlossomIrelandGirls#6085
BlossomNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
BlossomScotlandGirls#30111
BlossomUSGirls#1,299171